Safety-pin holder



SAFETY PIN HOLDER Filed Sept. 18. 1926 Patented July 19, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT HAGEL, OF BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO CONSOLIDATED SAFETYPIN COMPANY, OF BLOOMFIELD, 'NEW JERSEY.

SAFETY-PIN HOLDER.

Application filed September 18, 1926. Serial No. 136,371.

'lhe object of the present invention is to provide a simple andinexpensive holder .for safety pins suitable for use on the dressingtable, and therefore of ornamental character, the parts being so formedand arranged that provision is made for holding pins of Vvarious sizes,separated in accordance with size. The holding means permit ready re.mov-al of individual pins, and at the same time the device holds thepins against displacement therefrom regardless of the position in whichit is held.

The invention will be understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawings, in which Fig. l is a view in elevation of an embodiment, thebase being shown in section, and

Fig. 2 is a plan view of said embodiment.

The embodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawings comprises abase member l to which is attached (as by headed reduced depending stem2) a standard 3. The standard may be enlarged at its upper end 3X toprovide a convenient linger piece by which the device may be graspedwhen pins are being removed.

Standard 3 is preferably flat sided, or liattened near its upper end soas to receive the flattened base portions 4 of a plurality of springrods 4. The rods 4l are disposed in horizontal position and are adaptedto receive the safety pins 5.

In the present embodiment, each rod comprises two holding sections, onesection being on .each side of a rivet 6 which passes through theopposed base portions 4X of the two rods shown and serves to connect therods to standard 3. One holding-section of each rod is sharply bentoutwardly from its base portion A* and then is bent reverselysubstantially at right angles with the base portion, whilst the secondholding section of the said rod is sharply bent outwardly then is bentreversely and substantially parallel with the base portion. When the tworods are assembled, as shown in Fig. 2

the end of Vone section meets and exerts spring pressure upon thereverse bend of another section.

By means of the spring pressure action of the ends of the rods uponadjacent bends, the safety pins are held against release from the deviceexcept when one is grasped and slid along the rod upon which it ismounted with the slight, but sufficient, force to move the end againstits tension. It will be noted that the pins held on a rod-section backof thei reverse bend are guarded by two spring en s.

In the construction of the device the rods may be of sufficiently lightgauge metal as to receive the eyes of the smallest boudoir or baby pins,and the holder sections may carry an assortment of sizes, one size oneach section.

Various modifications may be made in the form and arrangement of theparts without departing from the spirit of my invention.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is as follows:

l. A safety pin holder comprising a support, a plurality of rods on saidsupport, each rod being bent to form a plurallty of horizontallyextending differently directed sections and in such manner that one bendof a rod contacts with a second rod near the end thereof, the two inconjunction serving as a stop against undue displacement of pins on therods.

2. A safety pin holder comprising a base, a standard rising from thebase, and two rods each secured intermediate its ends on the standard inhorizontal position, each rod having two holding sections and eachsection extending outwardly from its point of connection with thestandard and then being reversely bent, ends of sections abutting bendsin such manner that stops are provided against undue displacement ofpins.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

ALBERT HAGEL.

